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Cingular (News - Alert) introduced its 3G mobile wireless broadband service throughout the Bakersfield metropolitan area on Friday. The area includes Cal State Bakersfield and Bakersfield College campuses, the Downtown and California Avenue business districts, and in large portions of the City's residential communities.

 

Cingular 3G offers superior wireless services to its customers so that they can view video clips. With 3G mobile wireless broadband service, customers now can download a game or ringtone, or access e-mail quickly. What’s more, Cingular customers can access all the company's data services whenever they're connected to the Cingular network with the 3G handset.

 

"Our customers have a craving for quick access to information," said Charles Moe, Director of Sales for Cingular Wireless, Central California Markets. "Our 3G service now gives customers an "invisible wire" that extends their broadband experience beyond their office or home."

 

According to the news release, Cingular's 3G service offers average download data speeds between 400-700 kilobits per second with bursts to over one megabit. Cingular’s 3G services are currently available in 137 major metropolitan areas across the U.S. with populations of at least 100,000.

 

Cingular 3G comes with an innovative video service, called Cingular Video that offers highlights of a number of HBO's series including "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Entourage" or "The Wire." Users will have to sign up for the on-demand streaming video service comprising of popular mobile content that can be viewed on 3G-capable Cingular phones.

 

"We've tailored Cingular Video so that customers can quickly and easily personalize and access the information that's most important to them," said Moe. "Imagine the soccer mom getting regular video weather updates, or the business person checking the latest action on Wall Street with headlines from NBC -- all from their wireless phone."

 

The 3G network also proves handy for businesses as well. Thanks to Cingular's LaptopConnect solutions, business owners can use their laptops to access e-mail, download large files and attachments or run corporate business applications at average data speeds between 400-700Kbps (kilobits per second) on the downlink.

 

"Businesses need the same fast reliable access to information whether they're working from a desktop in their office or making a presentation to a customer at an offsite location," said Jeff Bradley, vice president for Cingular's Business Markets Group. "They don't want to wait for a large contract to download or access their company's intranet site to check inventory status. With BroadbandConnect, they don't have to anymore."

 

 

 

 

 

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